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From: teitz@aecom.UUCP (Eliyahu Teitz)
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Subject: tithing
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Date: Wed, 13-Mar-85 13:27:03 EST
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Posted: Wed Mar 13 13:27:03 1985
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	There seems to be some disagreement among the rabbis with regard
 to tithing of income. There is a book ( in hebrew only ) which deals 
 solely with this topic. The author discusses the two major opinions. One,
 that the obligation is biblical, the other that it is only custom and not
 even a rabbinic requirement. However, since customs are not taken lightly,
 in fact they are like laws, it seems that we are obligated to tithe. I do
 not at the moment have the book, but I should be getting it over the week-
 end and will post a summary of the opinions, along with sources.

			Eliyahu Teitz.